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地元の工業高校、HAL大阪と進学するも、次世代機の台頭でゲーム業界にポリゴンの嵐が吹き荒れ、大規模開発が当たり前になっていく。自分が夢見ていた世界との乖離に悩み、あれだけ好きだったゲームから離れていってしまう。その後は作曲・カメラアシスタント・児童演劇・企業の広報などに携わり、2010年にWebデザイナーとして起業。

I went to a local technical high school, HAL Osaka, and around that time, the game industry was becoming dominated by polygon-based games, with the rise of next-generation consoles, and large-scale development was becoming the norm. I was worried about the deviation from the game I wanted to make, and I ended up walking away from the game I loved so much. After that, he worked in music composition, camera assistant, children’s theater, corporate public relations, etc. In 2010, started business as a web designer.

2018年、長年開発が続いてたNIGOROの『La-Mulana2』がリリース。大団円を迎えるも、自分ひとりでは何もできないことに危機感を覚える。自問自答の果てに昔の夢を思い出し、自分でゲームを作って表舞台に立つことを考え始める。2020年、フリーゲーム『Raindrop』をリリース、2023年にはアッパーバージョンとなる『Raindrop Sprinters』をリリース。国内外で高い評価を得て、現在に至る。

In 2018, after many years of development, NIGORO’s “La-Mulana2” was released. Even after reaching the grand finale, I was reminded of the sense of crisis that I felt unable to do anything by myself. I remember my old dream and started thinking about creating a game and standing on the table stage. In 2020, the free game “Raindrop” was released, and in 2023 the upper version, “Raindrop Sprinters” was released, which has been highly acclaimed both in Japan and abroad to this day.

MSX2を買ってもらった僕が愛読していた、月間MSX専門誌『MSX・FAN』。読者投稿プログラムコーナー『ファンダム』にはユニークなゲームが沢山掲載されていて、更にはプログラム解説なども充実していました。非力なマシンでもアイディア次第で信じられないほど面白いゲームが作れると教えてくれた、恩人のような雑誌です。その中から、特にお気に入りの投稿ゲームプログラムを列挙しました。

I used to love reading “MSX FAN,” a monthly MSX magazine. In the “Fandom” section of the magazine, there were many unique games that were submitted by readers, and there was also a full explanation of the programs. This magazine was like a benefactor, showing me that even an inefficient PC could create incredibly interesting games with just a few ideas. I have listed some of my favorite submitted game programs from the magazine.